Welcome to Weobley

Beauty, history and friendship

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In 2008 Weobley (pronounced Webbley) appeared in the top fifty of the Times Newspaper’s best places to live in England. Not a surprise to those of us who live here, though some would have preferred to have kept it secret! Here on the borders of Wales, Weobley is a village with many timber-framed houses, some dating back to the 1400s. We’re surrounded by beautiful countryside and have little traffic. So come and visit us and discover this hidden gem of the Marches. (For more information about the history of Weobley click on the Special Interest tab, choose Weobley & District Local History Society, select Documents and click on History of Weobley.)

 

But Weobley’s no sleepy hollow. Because it’s ten miles from either of the local main centres of commerce (Hereford and Leominster) it is able to support a number of local shops including a good supermarket, a greengrocery (selling local produce), a post office, a hardware store, a bookshop, newsagent, butcher (with its own local abattoir), and gift shop. As well as all these, we have a pottery, a garage (complete with Derv pumps), three pubs, an excellent restaurant and numerous guest houses.

 

There are also many services available to local people: a doctor’s surgery and dental practice, a public library and museum, both junior and senior schools and a day nursery. There is a sports centre at the senior school with facilities available to all. We also have our own Community Access Point providing free computer and internet access to residents. There are three flourishing churches: Anglican, Methodist and Roman Catholic. Buses run regularly to Hereford and Leominster and we have a local taxi service and a mobility service too.

 

There is no shortage of things to do whatever your age: Brownies, Scouts and a youth group, a theatre group (visiting theatres, not am-dram), local history, natural history and philosophical societies, gardening, bowls, cricket and football clubs, an active British Legion branch and of course the ubiquitous W.I. Many of these events take place in our well equipped village hall, the finances of which are supplemented by our own recycling unit. Each Saturday morning a group leaves the centre of the village for a walk along some of the many footpaths and permissive rights of way in the parish.(More information on the Parish Footpaths tab)

 

Naturally all this activity requires a great number of volunteers and, because Weobley has such a lovely community of people, these are usually available. We’ve time for each other, we’ve time for you. Come and see.

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Looking for more information about the area?  You'll also find a wealth of links to sites in the area under All Information - Links.

 

Weobley is one of the best-preserved Tudor villages in the country, with many beautiful timber framed buildings.

 

When Wibba created a clearing in the woods (a ley) here in the 6th Century, little did he think that his name would still be attached to the village 1500 years later. His father, Cridda, was King of Mercia and held a hill fort not far away at Credenhill (Cridda's hill).

 

In Weobley many aspects of 1500 years of British history are represented. From its Saxon origins, through the Norman Conquest to the medieval period, the Civil War, and the agricultural revolution.  Here you will discover the remains of an 11th Century castle, a 12th Century Church and many houses from the14th Century onwards.

 

This picturesque village has all the facilities necessary for the perfect holiday – or for residents, the perfect life – good accommodation, a wide range of shops, two schools, an excellent medical centre, a Post Office, local History Centre, tea rooms, pubs and a restaurant, residential art classes, pottery lessons, further education classes and clubs and societies to meet all tastes. Above all you will find the people friendly and helpful - it’s not difficult to understand why Weobley won the National Village of the Year in 1999.

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In February 2009 Weobley, like much of the rest of the country, had snow.  Fortunately we missed the worst of it but it did result in some time off from school for tobogganing and an opportunity to take pictures showing the village in its winter glory.  Click on the pictures below to see them larger.

      

     

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